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FXUS61 KCLE 271747
AFDCLE
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
147 PM EDT WED MAY 27 2026
WHAT HAS CHANGED
THERE ARE NO IMPACTFUL FORECAST CHANGES WITH THIS UPDATE.
SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR CENTRAL OHIO TODAY. A
DRIER WEATHER FORECAST WILL RETURN FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK AND
WEEKEND.
KEY MESSAGES
1) SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY SOUTH OF THE
HIGHWAY 30 CORRIDOR.
2) DRY AND VERY PLEASANT WEATHER EXPECTED THURSDAY THROUGH EARLY
NEXT WEEK.
DISCUSSION
KEY MESSAGE 1...
THERE IS A WEAK AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE LOWER OHIO VALLEY
THIS MORNING THAT IS NEARLY STATIONARY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED THUNDER WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY MAINLY SOUTH OF THE
HIGHWAY 30 CORRIDOR. A COLD FRONT WILL DROP SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE
EASTERN GREAT LAKES LATER TODAY AND HELP PUSH THIS AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE OUT OF THE REGION. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE FROM
THE LOWER 80S NORTH OF HIGHWAY 30 THIS AFTERNOON AND MID TO
UPPER 70S SOUTHWARD. RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE LIGHT UP TO A
COUPLE TENTHS OF AN INCH POSSIBLE.
KEY MESSAGE 2...
A LARGE AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES
REGION THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. PLEASANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK AND INTO THE WEEKEND. HIGH
TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 70S ON THURSDAY.
SLIGHTLY WARMER WEATHER IS EXPECTED ON FRIDAY WITH HIGHS IN THE
MIDDLE TO UPPER 70S. A BACKDOOR COLD FRONT WILL SLIDE THROUGH
THE AREA FRIDAY NIGHT WITH SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES EXPECTED
ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY IN THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 70S. TEMPERATURES
WILL SLOWLY CLIMB TO ABOVE AVERAGE BY EARLY TO MIDDLE OF NEXT
WEEK INTO THE UPPER 70S TO LOWER 80S.
AVIATION /18Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY/
VFR IS EXPECTED AT ALL TERMINALS THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON AS A
COLD FRONT DROPS ACROSS THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING
AND STRONG HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES IN ITS
WAKE. A FEW LINGERING SHOWERS COULD IMPACT KMFD THROUGH 20Z THIS
AFTERNOON, BUT EXPECT SLOWLY IMPROVING CONDITIONS AT KMFD, KCAK,
AND KYNG THROUGH THIS EVENING WHEN THE CURRENT BKN TO OVC
CEILINGS OF 4 TO 6 THOUSAND FEET WILL SCATTER OUT.
LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS THIS AFTERNOON WILL BECOME N TO NE AT
ABOUT 3 TO 5 KNOTS TONIGHT, INCREASING TO 10-15 KNOTS THURSDAY
WITH SOME GUSTS TO 20 KNOTS BY AFTERNOON.
OUTLOOK...VFR IS LARGELY FAVORED FROM THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY.
MARINE
GENERALLY QUIET MARINE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY
NEXT WEEK ON LAKE ERIE AS STRONG CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS
ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES TONIGHT AND THURSDAY AND LARGELY REMAINS
IN PLACE. WINDS WILL BECOME LIGHT NE TONIGHT AND INCREASE TO
10-20 KNOTS THURSDAY BEFORE TURNING SW AT 5-15 KNOTS FRIDAY. WE
WILL NEED TO MONITOR THE FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY PERIOD WHEN
ANOTHER PUSH OF N TO NE WINDS COULD APPROACH 15-25 KNOTS. THIS
IS THE ONLY PERIOD OVER THE NEXT 5 DAYS WHEN SMALL CRAFT
HEADLINES MAY BE NEEDED. EVEN WITHOUT HEADLINES, WAVES WILL
REACH 3 FEET LEADING TO CHOPPY CONDITIONS FOR SATURDAY. WINDS
WILL TURN LIGHT SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY.
CLE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
OH...NONE.
PA...NONE.
MARINE...NONE.
DISCUSSION...77
AVIATION...GARUCKAS
MARINE...GARUCKAS
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